Seating plan and class-record



E. C. DELANEY. SEATING PLAN AND CLASS-RECORD.

APPLICATION FILED rzs.5.1919.

1,352,728, PatentedSept. 14, 1920.

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.Be it known that I, EDWARD G.

tain new and useful Improvements in Seat mg following is a specification,

to accomplish this seating plan of the class room havlng thereon the names of the pupils in conjunction with theirseats'f or desks, and also, having conjoined there with data relating tothe standing of the pupil, his presence or absencezon days, and matter of like character.

Class record this end, in which'eachpage'is however, is that cannot be i varied it has no elasticity and Thus, for

to suit 'va-rying circumstances.

instance, thereis a moreorlessconstant change among'thepupils, new pupils arriving from day today and old pupils law and even where there is-only a slight; pupils, it

mg, w fluctuation 1n the number 0i 7 means-constant erasures and correct ons to be made in the record DELANEY, a citizen of the United States,"residingfat Newj YorkCity,,in the county of NewYo'rk' and Stateoit New York, have invented'cer- Plans and Class-Rec'ords,-oi which the,

' reference being had-to the accompanying drawings. This invention relates, generally speaking,

to registers, and particularly to registers for use in Class rooms orunder like circunt; stances for registering names and addresses of pupils in any'par"cular class and'-record-" ing the marks indicative of the standing or thealphatet and so. on,"'takingthe' seats or and institutions of be able to identify a pupil: with his seat in the classroom so that pknou ingthe position'of the pupil in the cla s room, he will-be able to callupon the pup l "by name, and in order end, it is very necessary that the teacher a should be proi 'ided with a particularbooks are 'now provlded to marked off," into squares,each squarecorresponding to a desk or seat in the class room,

divided into spaces pupil may be disposed marks) indicative of the standing oi? the pupil. The object ionto such a record,

sheet or book, and if the nuinber of puplls leaving a class or Specification of Lettere Patent; Patented Sept. 14, 192 Application. filed February 5, 7 I

coming-into a class is great, it isimpossible p to keep a ire'cordproperly upon a book of thisfcharacter, orj to arrange the pupils in IQ T lt'is 'usua'l' 'and desirableto arrange the 11' alphabetical orderfjv apa}; alphabeti ally with ,i iaaoa to the] desks, starting whatf'may he termed the first desk'fan'd gwing it the first letter oidesks inorder. 7 Now with, the book or-sheet above referred to, any arrangement of the pupilsalphabetically at their desksfmaybe recorded in the book, but the introduction of anew pupil will require a corresponding change in the seating arrangement, and'this w ll, of; course,- requ re a corresponding Y change in the map or: seating plan oi'the school room, and this means the'erasure, oit

the. names and their indicia, their replacement by new names and indicia, andthie" shi' fting oi the. erased indicia to other squares. the record above referred jtois, in many respects, very convenient, but it is not elastic, in the sense that it maybe readily changedso "as to conform to'difierent circumstances.

With. these necessities in mind, .t'he general. object of my invention to'proyide a class room record or register by which the desk positions 'of any number'- of pupils'may be indicated on a seating plan with the name of the pupil, his address, general standing, spe cial marks, etc. I I, A A further object is to provide a record these cards or slips having on them blanks for the pupils name," address, number, etc., and spaces iorthe mark of merit or demerit which mayv be awarded the pupil so that the teachei with this sheet beforelhim has in 'convenientform the seating p'lan oi theclass age, etc.,"thus obviating thene'cessity oi'the 10o teachersfilling 0utfa'record book or filling out a card foreach pupil and thus greatly It will be obvious, therefore, that: i

. or register of this character including a rrecord reta ning sheet and cards or slip-sin sertible, into the sheet'in any desired order,

. register or record sheet that when order to make room econoinizing the time of the teacher and giving' him initially full data relating to all of his pupils.

desk plan may conform precisely to the desk plan of the room, or so that vacant desks may be readily indicated, or so that the chart or desk plan may be expanded or contracted within reasonable limits to suit larger or smaller classes without confusion.

A further object is to so. construct this pupils are desksto other desks in shifted from: certain for new pupils, and allow thesepupils tobe arranged atth'eir desks inalphabetical order, the record book may be readily changed without the'necessity of rewritingany part of it or erasing any part of the record.

Still anetherobject is to provide a register or class record of this character so ;con-.

structed that the absence of a pupil may be readily ind cated thereon and will be pla nly observable, and n th s connection to provide means whereby a section teacher (that.

is, 'ateaCllGr who has particular charge of the general conduct of certain pupils) may be readily notified as to the dereliction of a pupil, as, for instance, of his absence from "school.

And another object in this same connec= tion is toprovide' a card which shall indi- Y cate, when d sposed inthe reg ster I in a par ticular fashion, that a pupil has been absent,

which card may be sentto the proper sec tion teacher whose number or name is 1nd1- cated on the card and then be used as a ticket of adm ssion to the class from which a he was absent when he returns and offers formed by slitting the excuse which thesection teacher regards as sufiicient.

Afurther obj ect is to provide a card holding sheet for the purpose above described sheet in a plurality of rows to permit transversely extending strips terial to be woven as it were through said slits to thereby provide a plurality of pockets, one for each desk or seat, into which;

pockets the pupils card'smay, be inserted,

and in this connection to provide aconstruction ,ofthis character such that the cards, when inserted Within the pockets,.that isbe-: neath the respective strips, will overlap each other to thus take up. as little space as possible consistent with the proper display of the cards.

The objects above stated are more or less general in their nature, but many other minor objects and advantages will appear in the course of the following description.

chart or record'may be 7 the strips 12 and 12 through of paper or cardboard or other'ma-Y 11*, show in a general way the seating plan relatively small seating the seat cards being in edge elevation;

Fig. 3 is a face view of oneof the cards 14; Fig. 4 isa reverse face View of the card 14-; and i v Fig. 5 is a face view of a card which may be used in conjunction with the card 14:-

Referring to these drawings, it will be seen that my improved class register or record comprises a sheet 10, which is preferably made of stiff cardboard, butmight be made of heavy paper, or other like material, this cardboard being formed with transversely extending pairs of slits 11, the slits of each pair being relatively far apart from each other, and the distance between the pairs being relatively small. There are aplural- 1ty of series of these transverse rows of slits 11. The lower portion of the sheet is preferably formed with a series of slits l1 which have, to a large extent, the same purpose as r the slits 11 and are made longer for a reason appear. Threaded or which will hereafter woven through these slits so as to appear between the pairs of slits, and-disappear beneath the paper between each pair of slits, are the transversely "extending bands or strips 12, an throughthe slits ll is disposed a transverselyextending band 12 havmg a width greater than thefbands 12. It will be seen that thesebands extend entirely across the sheet and that the bands are freely slidable through the slits 11 so that a band maybe withdrawn entirely portion- I which will be later described. As illustrated,

the pockets, caused by the interweaving of the slits 11 and 10f the class room. Ordinarily, the sheet for any one class will contain pockets 13 for fifty-six pupils, but it will be understood that the sheets maybe larger or smaller to provide a seating plan for a greater or for less number of pupils. I have illustrated a I 4 plan, but it. will be understood that this may be enlarged to any desired exten and that what applies to the seating plan for a dozen desks will equally well apply to a seating plan. for a hundred desks.

Now, as before stated, each of these pockets 13 indicates a seat or desk, but class rooms vary with regard to arrangement and 7 from the sheet or may be read ly inserted in PlfLCG-Wltllllli a sheet, or so that a greater be hidden be i commodate a platform on which the teachers desk 18 placed. sheets will-be rectangular in form andconmore rows and not necessarily, I

in Fig. 3 T

354 card beingfilled of the sides being preferably White; other side maybe tinted and on disposed a spacexaat the top .of the card for the family name of the pupil, a

marked oil cations may be disposed as to any architecture; and often seats a are omitted 1 at the corners of the room, forinstance, to 'pen it the opening or: swing ng of a door, or

' seats may be'omitted at one end of the room 5? to accommodate a stove' or heating appli- H ance y-or acoat closet orrack, or seats may beomitted at the iront ofthe-roomto ac- While' all of the record I tain: pockets for desks arranged in parallel rows and in a'general rectangularformm tion,.-yet itxis obvious that-any one ofthe strips e12. may be withdrawn from I one or then replaced ."so that the strip 12 shall passentirely behind the sheet 10 and be not displayed where the seats in the are omitted. Thus in Fig. 1 I show in the upper left hand corner 'a space 20 which I have designated A, where a strip or strips 12 have been inserted so as to eX- tend behind the sheet 10, thus. indicating that there are no seats at this particular portionof the room. Preferably,..though will make these strips 11 or 11 of cardboard which isdiiferent in 7 'color from the color, of the sheet 10 so that width of. one of the pockets 13. The card is- ,difi'erently colored on opposite sides, one

' The i this tintedside as will be :obvious from-Fig. 3, there is space for hissection, number, the section number indicating under what section officer the pupil is disposed. Below this space a, the card is to define a plurality of sections 2), there being preferably five sections transversely ofthe' card and there being prefer ably five series of these sections 1). Che of; these squares. is appropriated to a days 55 recitation and in this square the teacher may mark'at intervals or for' every day the approximate standing of the pupil accord-' ing to any desired system. 'There are five schooldays in the week and there'are; as. (ioibefore remarked, five series ofthese spaces 1), and. therefore, the card at one end is adapted to contain a record of the pupils standing for five Weeks. To the right. of the spaces 5 there are spaces 0 wherein indispecial word Absent.

vided into-a plurality iof longitudinally extending columns 6- indicatediby abbreviations for the names of; the schoolmonths'g';

' In these columns tests which the teacher may have given the pupil, indicatingthesuccess or non-success of the-tests, or the brightness or stupidity of the pupil; Below the" spaces b' andc are spaces d; wherein the teacher 'may' place tions and marks indicating the opposite end of the card is also-provided with aseriesof squares b and spacesc ant precisely the same as at the headend of'the card, and-a space section number.

for the family name and; Thus, the card, after one; endof' itxhas been filled, may be turned;

data showing his opinionof the pupils average proficiency and mark or" marks in-' dicating his standing onordin'ary examina- 1 the students standing on thefinal examination at the; end of a term. In order to conserve space,

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around and the other end used, thus making the card capable-of use for ten weeks in-*3 stead of five.

ofthe card for anotherterm, or a plurality of cards-may be used which may be kept in a the same pocket, one behindthe other; Be; tween the data at the ends of the card there are lines defining spaces wherein there is to be written by the pupil hisgiven name, age, address the name of the recitation teacher, thenumberof the 'recita tion room. recitation class, (as','for instance,

parentsname,

history, Latin, geography, etc., and the number of the class). These spaces are accompaniediby printed indications on the card, but are to be filledinby the pupil.

The reverse. sideof the card, as shownin Fig. tis of a different-color from the first described side, and thisicardat .its'head end contains a space'for the family name and sect on number, the name ofthe section'officer, that is the section teacher who, as

beforeistated, has general charge of the morals, manners and other characteristics of the pupil, .and' belowQthis space is the Below this the card is :di- I as Sept, Oct, Nov.-,I'etc. is to be entered the day of the month on which a pupil s absent 'andbelow this series Thus, one end of the card may be used for one term and the other end 7 of columns other ,matter'mziybe disposed having spaces forthe reception-of data.-

markfor the special class-or subject which the 'pupll is studying, and below th1S-,tl1

card may containmatter-indicating Whether or. notthe pupil is taking; more, than one term of this same sub eot,1 that the teacher of the one, and also indicating other classin which he isstudvinganother: branchof the same SLlbjQCi). This isnecessary' in order that-the. teachers may; gage th'eability of thepup'il to take tWo--.,-terms Tn Fig. 4:, I have shown spaces left for the name of the -pi: ev1ousteacher, term, and

is whether he is doubling-up and taking two terms an I the columns for receiving the dates thereon a after an absence, shall the pupil: was absent, but in ttt'lCliiJlOIhtllOf card contains a notation tothe effect that thecard, when returned to the class room teacher from the section officer, by the pupil constitute'a card of admission :to the class room, indicating that the pupil who has been absent has explained to the section oflicer hisreasons for being absent and that the section oflicer regards the absence as warranted or excusable.

' In large schools, and particularly public schools in the city of New. York, all absences are reported to the section ofiicer who has particular charge of a pupil. The pupil in order to' return to the class must explainto the section officer his reasons for' absence. This has usually been done by a note sent from the) section oflicer to the teacher of the class room, but the card, illustrated in Fig. 5, it will be seen, is sent to the section officer and by him liled for reference so that when a pupil, after an absence, applies to the section oflicer to validate his excuse, the section oflicer may have a printed ticket which acts not only as a memorandum to him as to the absence of a particular pupil, but acts as an admission ticket or admit as it is calledflin the schools, permitting the pupil to rejoin his class when presented to the teacher of'the class.

ners so as'to make it easy. to insert the cards in their respective pockets and in order to conceal the lower portions of the lowermost row of cards. I provide the relatively wide 7 strip 12 This is the sole purpose of making this strip wider than the strips 11, as other wiseif in place of the strip 12*, two strips 12 be used, then confuslon wlll be liable to result by the visibility at the lower portion of the sheet of the middle and lower portions of the lowermost set of cards, By providing this'wide strip 12*, however, I

avoid this. The cards are to be inserted so thatthe upper edge of each pocket 13 will extend across and. cover card below the space (Z. WVhen the card is displayed, -therefore,-only the spaces a, b, and 0 will be displayed, these spaces giving the name of the pupil,jthe number of his a separate cardused in by name, but he manner indicated-in Fig. 5. In Fig. 5'

is provided'with spaces for the' I j and used as pockets It Wlll be seen that one end of each of these cards l l or 14? is cut awayat the cor-Q that portion of asection (indicating. who his section oflicer is,

to whom report is to be made from'time to time) and the squares in which his ratings are to be marked. Thus, the teacher has before him at all times,.not only a seating planofthe school room whereby any scholar.

at any desk may be immediately identified relating to the general or particular standing of that pupil. Now if the pupil be absent at any time, his card is removed from the pocket and reversed so that that face of the card shown in Fig. 4: will beioutermost and inasmuch as this face of the card is preferably white, it will be plainly .evident, so that the teacher-may make the proper notation to the section-ofiicer, as before stated, or'send such a card as that 14 as illustrated in F ig.'5 to the section officer and so that the teacher may enter upon the reverse face of the card 14 the date onwhich the pupil was absent. It will be plain that no roll call is necessary, as the teacher may, by looking around the school room, easily see what desks are vacant and reverse the cards appropriately to those desks or seats, call for the admit sence. I

There is another purpose which maybe secured by reversing a card. It may be desirableto call a pupils attention to some special thing, or it may be that that pupil needs special attention. In each case a memorandum maybe inserted within the as before stated, the card may be reversed to attract the teachers atten-" tion even though the pupil be not absentl Furthermore, where the'size of the sheet pocket 13 or,

and the number of desks capable of being indicated on the sheet are greater thandesks actually to'be indicated, the strips 11 has alsobefore him the data and seeing the cards reversed,

or excuse for the ab may be extended across the face of the sheet for the retention of memoranda relatingto special work, or to special pupils.

It is likewise pointed outthat the cards may be differently colored upon one face.

Thus, some of the cards maybe blue, others ellow, others pink, etc., these'col'ors indicating grou 3mg, classificat1on,the characteristics of t. e pupil, and that, if desired,the

grouping system as it is known, may be used in the seating of the school so that all members of a certain grou may be arranged in alphabetical order relatively close to the teacher, and members of another group may be arranged in alphabetical order or in any otherdesiredorder at a further the teacher, or in certain rows or alinements. Thus, is will be seen that the record or register is entirely flexible or elastic so that any. desired arrangement of the pupils may be made and "the register arranged to c'orrespond therewith. Furthermore it 'Wlll be distance from downward movement of the card so-asto edin alphabetical order beginning, for inone, two,

I pocket corresponding-to desk of that pupil stance, at one corner ofthe room andextending alongone row and down: another row, etc, that if then a-new pupil a ppears, .the pupils may be rearranged as regards seats or desks and, the register rearranged with a minimum-oi trouble, inasmuch as such rearrangement merely imports the shifting of the cards from one pocketto another.

It is necessary that somewhere on the sheet" the class name or title and the number of the class shouldappear and in order to obviate the necessity of writing this name and number upon the sheet, I provide the relatively wide strip 12 with an aperture 15 which is adapted to extend across one of. the lowermost cards 14: so that the name of the class as, for instance, history, and the class number will appear through the slot 15. In

order to prevent the'lowermost set of cards from being. forced downbeyond a position where these words will show through the slot,v

I preferably form the'sheet at the lower end of the column where the card 'displayingthe name is arrangethwith an upwardly extend-1 ing tongue 16 which'maybe cut through from the sheet and slightly turned up so as to catch the lower end of the card 14 when the card is inserted, and thereby limit the bring the name of the class and the class number immediately opposite the slot 15. 7

Two things are to be noted of the physical characteristics of this record orpregister. Each of the cards 14: and 14 is of sutficient length so that the card passes through two or more'pockets, that is beneath twoor more strips 12 and so that lace, the lower portion of the card is held against the sheet '10 by atleast two of the interwoven strips 12', thus preventing the cards from projecting unduly from the sheet 10, and furthermore, frictionally engaging the cards so as to hold them in place against accidental detachment, but permitting their relatively easy insertion and removal. By

holding the lower portion of the card over other and'only thatportionof each card is which showsthe spaces a and b or more cards may be inserted in each pocket and thus wherevernecessary extra cardsand m'emora-nda relating toany particular pupil ma be kept within the displayed and thus a complete record of the'pupilmay be kept in a very compact form. Inasmuch as these cards contain; the name of the teacher, the class name and the number of this is not absolutely necessary.

when the card is in.

between adjacent the class, etc.', together-with the marks indi- 'cating the standing oilthe pupihthese cards may be withdrawn at any tiniewhen re-j quired by the'ru-les of the school or {institution and be arranged inalph'abetical'order and sent to the principal or .higher officersfor their consideration. They will then'b'e re turned to the class teacher who can without difliculty rearrange the cardsin theirproper spaces. This does away with a large amount ofcopying, comparing and incidental work.

' Theclass record or register which lhave above described will be seenas suited to "the circumstances of any school system and is so arranged that the scholars may be grouped .or not as the teacheriprefers, or as the system the school, and that the teacher,has before him at all times a complete record of the pupil in condensed form, from which record largely made up of data written by the pupil it is a very easy matter to secure data tobe transmitted to principals, superintendents, special teachers, or section ofiicer's,.as may be required from time to time, and data from which the. teacher: or other officers of the schoolmay make up general averages as to the ability-of the-pupil; I

Preferably, these sheets will be bound to.- gether in book form, the sheets being toldable along the dotted line in Fig. 1, though .Thus, any teacher'may have bound inasingle volume the-register of all of the classes'under his control or charge. v

1. A register of the character described including -a sheet having a plurality of se ries of pairs of slits, the pairsof slits being disposed in series across the sheet, strips, one for each series of slits, insertible through the slits alternately beneath and above the sheet and forming'pockets between the pairsofslits for the reception of indicia-containing cards, the pockets between one series of slits being disposed in alinement withthelike pockets of. the other series, and indicia-containing cards having a width substantially equal to the distance H pairs of slitsand alength greater than the distance between the remote edges of two adj acent strips whereby said cards may be inserted in a pocket 7 above the sheet and forming pockets between the pairsof slits'for the reception of indicia containing cards, the pockets between one series of slits being disposed in 'alinement with the like pockets of the other series, and indicia containing card having a width substantially equal to'the distance between adjacent pairs of slits and a length greater than the distance mote edges of two adjacent strips whereby said cards maybe inserted in, a pocket formed'by one strip and extended down beneath the pocket formed by a next lower strip, with the upper portion of the card displayed abovethe firstnamed strip, said cards'being tapered at their whereby they may be readily inserted int-he pockets formed by the strips.

- 3. A register of the character described including a'sheet having a plurality of se ries of pairs of slits, each series of slits being arranged transversely'of the sheet and' the slits of one series being arranged in alinement with the slits of the other series,

strips one for each series of slits insertible through the slits alternately beneath and above'the sheet to thereby form pockets between the pairs of slits for the reception of indicia containing cards, and cards having a width substantially equal to the distance between adjacent pairs of slits and a length greater than the distance between the remote edges of two adjacent strips, the lowermost series of slits being longerthan'the slits of'the series above the lowermost series and the strip passing through said low ermost series of slits being wider than the strips of the upper series whereby the'lower portions of the cards 4. A register of the character described including a sheet having a plurality of series of pairs of slits, each series of slits bearranged transversely of the sheet and the slits of one series being arranged in alineone ment with the slits of the otherseries, strips, for each series of slits, insertible through the slits alternately beneath and above the sheet to thereby'form pockets between the pairs of slits for the reception of indicia-containing cards, cards having a width substantially equal to the distance 'between adjacent greater than the distance between the remote edges of two adjacent strips, the lowermost series of slits being longer than the slits of the series above the lowermost series and thestrip passing through said lowermost series of slits being wider thanthe strips'of the upper series whereby the lower portions of the cards inserted in the pockets formed by said relatively wide strips shall be entirely concealed, and means at ,the

between the re lower endsinto two or more pockets formed by inserted in the pockets formed by said relatively wide strips shall be entirely concealed.

pairs of slits and a length a length greater lower portionof thesheet opposite each of '5. A register, of the character described.

comprising a sheet formed to providea plu rality of longitudinal and transverse series of alined pockets to indicate the seating plan of a class room, each of said pockets indicating a seat in the class room, and cards insertible intothe pockets and having thereon spaces designed to receive the pupils name and other pertinent indicia and toibe' displayed above the pocket. i

'6. A' register of thecharacter described including a sheet having a plurality of series of pairs of slits, the slits of each pair being disposed remote from each other and one pair'of slits of a series beingdisposed relatively close to the adjacent pair of slits of thesame series and the slits of one series being disposed in alinement with the slits of the other series, transverse, strips insertible through the slits and'extending alternately beneath and above the sheetto thereby form pockets, these pockets vbeing arrangedin series to indicate the seating plan of a class room, and cards insertibleintdthe pockets and removable there freely movable from and having thereon spaces designed to receive the pupils name and other pertinent indieia,said' cards having a width equal tothe distance between adjacent pairs of slits and a length greater than the distance be tween the remote edges of two adjacent strips whereby said cards may he slipped adjaportion cent strips and whereby the lower the up- Of one card may be disposed behind per portion of a subjacent card; V 7. A register of the character described including a sheet having a plurality of series of. pairs or" slits, the slits of each pair being disposed relatively remote from each other and one pair of slits of a series being dis posed relatively close to the adjacent pair of slits of 'the 'same series and the slits of one series being disposed in alinenient with the slits of the other series, transverse freely movable strips insertible through the slits and extending alternatel and other pertinent indicia,isaid cards hav-.

ing a width substantially equal to'the dis tance between adjacent pairs of slits and the remote edges of two adjacent strips whereby said cards mayflbe slippedinto two or more pockets" formed by adjacent strips wh e-by; i jlsver w vo e beneath and 1 above the sheet to thereby form pockets, these pockets being arranged in series, to

thanthe distance between of a subjacent card, the lowermost series 'of slits on the sheet being longer than the I on the sheet being be disposed behind slits of the other series and the correspondmg strip being w1der than thestrips of the other series whereby to conceal the lower portions of the lowermost series of cards inserted in the pockets formed by said relatively wide strip. 7

8. A register of the character described including a sheet having a plurality of series of pairs of slits, the slits of each pair being disposed relatively remote from each other and one pairof slits of a series being disposed relatively close to the adjacent pair of slits of the same series and the slits of one series being disposed in alinement with the slit of the other series, transverse freely movable,strips-insertible through the slits and extending alternately beneath and above the sheet to thereby form pockets, these pockets being arranged in series to indicate the seating plan of a class room,and cards insertible into the pockets and .removable therefrom and having thereon spaces designed to receive the pupils name and other pertinent indicia, said cards having a width substantially equal to the distance between adjacent pairs of slits and a length greater than the distance between the remote edges of two adjacent strips whereby said cards may be slipped into two or more pockets formed by adjacent strips whereby the lower portion of one card may the upper portion of a lowermost series of slits longer than the slits of the, other series and the correspondingstrip being wider than the strips of the other series wherebyv to conceal the lower portions of the lowermost series of cards inserted in the pockets formed by said relatively wide strip, said relatively wide strip having therein an aperture through which indicia on the card inserted in a pocket formed by said strip may be observed. 7

9. As an article of manufacture, a record card for class rooms having on one side a space designated to receive the name of the pupil, a. series of spaces to receive the pupils marks, a series of spaces to receive the general standing marks, and a plurality of subj acent card, the

spaces designated to receive pertinent data,

, teacher, said the opposite face of the card having a different tint from the first named face of the card and being provided with 'aseries of columns designated by the names of months to receive absent marks. 1

10. As an article of manufacture, arecord card for class rooms having on one side a space designated to receive the name of'the pupil, a series of spaces to receive the pupils marks, a series of spaces to receive the general standing marks, and a plurality of spaces designated to receive pertinent a different tint from the first named face of the cardand being provided with a series of columns designated by the narnes of months to receive absent marks, the lower portion of said card being provided with printed matter addressed to a supervisory card acting as anadmitwhen the card is returned to the class teacher.

11 A school register of the character de scribed having pockets, arranged to correspond to and indicate the seating plan of a class room, said pockets being formed each by a relatively narrow, transversely extend ing strip, the strips being detachably engaged at intervals with the sheet and the pockets of one series being arranged in alinement with the like pockets of adjacent series, and cards having a length greaterv than the width of the strips and insertible beneath the strips in said pockets whereby the upper portions of the cards of one series will overlie and conceal the lower portions of the cards of adjacent series, each card hav:

ing at its opposite ends the pupils name and at-its middle having spacesdesigned to contain other pertinent data, the spaces between said middle'portion of the card and the spaces for the pupils name being printed to provide series of transverse and longitudinal squares within which the daily standing of the pupil may be marked, certain of said squares being arranged to receive data as to the pupils general or special standing. v V

' In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my. signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

FREDERIO B. WVRIGHT, ROBERT A. BOSWELL.

j data, the opposite face of the card having EDWARD QD LANE 

